Thank you to Wimborne and Ferndown Lions
/Wimborne & Ferndown Lions Club President, Frank Fortey, presented a cheque for £2500 to the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.
Read MoreNews stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
Wimborne & Ferndown Lions Club President, Frank Fortey, presented a cheque for £2500 to the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.
Read MorePaulette Winwood is a consultant for the organic skin care company Neal's Yard Remedies and would like to promote their Christmas gifts to the local community and help raise money for JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was privileged to provide the funds for a life changing volunteering project for six Air Cadet Junior Leaders (JL's) from Course XIV.
Read MoreWe were honoured to have been chosen as the focus of a volunteering project, by students from the National Citizenship Course at Bournemouth and Poole College.
Read MoreWimborne and Ferndown Lions Club certainly know how to put on a Quiz Night and on Thursday 3rd October they did just that.
Read MoreWe were so pleased to have such fantastic support for the JTYAF at this years inaugural Bournemouth Marathon Festival. We had 10 runners in the Marathon, 3 in the Half Marathon, 3 in the 10K and 8 in the 5K, which was a brilliant achievement for a small local charity.
Read MoreThe second JTYAF Companion Dog Show was a great success raising almost £400 for the JTYAF! We had lots of entries for both the Pedigree and Novelty Classes, lots of rosettes and trophies awarded and lots of very proud owners!
Read MoreMatthew Quinn (pictured above) is a great friend of the JTYAF and has recently displayed great courage by organising a Black Tie Charity Dinner with two top comedians.
Read MoreLottie Gilbert and her family recently organised an Afternoon Tea at their home in Ferndown, raising £720 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation and Help for Heroes.
Read MoreBank Holiday Monday was a fantastic day for the 5th Dorset Plane Pull. With blue skies and wall to wall sunshine the crowds just kept coming and it was the most successful Plane Pull to date.
Read MoreThe Bank Holiday weekend saw Royal Marine Richie Puttock smash his one man, non stop rowing challenge completing 150,000 metres in 11 3/4 hours.
Read MoreThe JTYAF Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival was a resounding success raising over £8000 for the foundation. This was the result of a great deal of hard work and also the fantastic support received from so many local businesses and friends of the JTYAF.
Read MoreAlec Cottrell is an outstanding cadet from 2185 (Wareham) Squadron and has recently completed a competitive selection process for a place on a Qualified Aerospace Instructors Course (QAIC) with the Air Cadets.
Read MoreAs part of a Battlefield tour to Normandy thirty five Royal Marine and Army officers took part in a sponsored cycle tour from Shrivenham Defence Academy to Bayeux in France and back.
Read MoreThe Conditioning Centre has been set up to provide targeted Strength & Conditioning for people who take their performance seriously.
Read MoreJake Dove is an exceptional leader and recently achieved his Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award.
Read MoreThe Parkstone Roughnecks, a team from 2391 (Parkstone) Squadron Air Cadets took on a Spartan Challenge in order to raise funds for the JTYAF.
Read MoreA massive congratulations and well done to 'The Drinking Team with a Cycling Problem' who took part in the first ever Ride London 100 on August 4th completing the 100 mile route in 5 1/2 hours!
Read MoreMatt Harrin is an adult Flight sergeant with 1244 (Swindon) Squadron Air Training Corps and has been a member of the ATC for 16 years.
Read MoreOn Sunday August the 4th Nick and Steve Rogers and Simon Lock will be participating in the first ever RideLondon 100.
Read MoreThe JTYAF supports young people from a wide range of youth organisations providing them with scholarships and bursaries to support their personal development and the pursuit of their ambitions.
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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was set up in memory of John Thornton who was tragically killed in Afghanistan in 2008.
The JTYAF provides opportunities for young people to help them to develop as individuals and fulfil their ambitions in life as John was able to do.
Registered Charity Number: 1125277 . Postal Address: PO Box 7124 . Ferndown . Dorset . BH22 2DB
The JTYAF is supported by the following businesses, we are very grateful for their generosity.